Drapeau du Soudan du Sud

South Sudan

France and South Sudan

Date of update: April 02nd 2026 Information still valid as of today's date

Visits

  • Most recent visit to Paris: President Salva Kiir attended the Élysée Summit in December 2013. The Ministry of Education, Mr Deng Deng Hoc, attended UNESCO’s 40th General Conference in Paris in November 2019.
  • Most recent visits to Juba: Alain Juppé, Ministre d’État, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, represented France in Juba for the independence ceremonies in 2011.
  • The Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan visited Juba in December 2019, where he was received by President Kiir on 9 December.

Cultural, scientific and technical cooperation

The Institut Français in Juba, which is located within Juba National University, is a branch of the one in Khartoum and opened in 2012. It is the country’s only international cultural centre. French language courses are taught there and the Institut is active in the capital’s cultural life organizing events with South Sudanese people or member partners of the International Organisation of La Francophonie.

South Sudanese pupils in secondary school may choose French as a second language education (choice with Juba Arabic and Kiswahili).

List of French representations